Support us
5 reasons to support Centrum Mandala z. s.
1. you help improving our society
2. you help people in making their dreams come true
3. you will feel better abou yourself
4. you can deduct the donation from your taxes
5. you can always check where your money goes to and what it will be used for
How you can support us
- by a tangible gift
- by a donation
- by getting some work done
- by enrolling in a course or purchasing something from our shop
- by spreading the word
Become a Centrum Mandala partner
It is our goal to improve current social climate. We believe that only happy and content people that can make a happy society. If you can identify with this vision, support us! All the funds and donations are used for specific and pre-arranged purposes. These mainly include the improvement of the quality of our services (e.g. updates of the website, programming of new website features, room equipment, etc.) and the realization of our projects.
Currently we need help with these projects
- Mandala for children - a competition for kindergarden and primary schools
- We make dreams come true - a project to support women and young artists
- Creating an online mandala gallery and gamification
One-off needs
- making a video about the center
- making a viral video
- producing relaxation CDs (we already have the music and the instructions)
- recording and compiling audio instructions for our online courses (in Czech and English)
- printing a mandala workbook (free mandala)
- a php programmer - programming of online cards, online shop - purchasing forms, booking forms for renting and applications management, programming of sharing the mandalas, experiences, programming photo contests
What we need in a long-term
- Facebook maintainer
- marketing strategy - mailing
- a linkbuilder
- a PR manager
- a fundraising manager
- media partners
- a PPC manager, google adwords
- help with promotion
- an event organizer
- a translator for the website and on-line course materials
Tangible things we need
- A3 and A2 plastic picture frames
- prices for Mandala for children competition
- art material
- equipment for our maternity center
- an outdoor sign
- a banner for events in Brno
- a projector and a projecting screen or sheet
- easels
What we offer to our partners
- promotion to all the attendees of our courses and to everyone who is interested in our centre
- discounts on courses for you, your employees, even the possibility to create an individualized course especially for you (based on your requirements with a capacity of at least 6 people).
You can experience a very original team building, art therapy, art couching, pleasant relaxation or art-time-management (some courses are offered in English as well!). You can borrow pictures from Centrum Mandala or we can create a special harmonizing picture only for your company.
If you are interested in co-operation, please contact us.
Pravidelně nás podporují
- family Lukáškova - folding tables nd chairs
- Jana Kuřátková - legal consulting
- Jan Řezáč - web design
- Mr. Joska - helps us with transfering the material into curves
- Anna Janová a Iva Reznerová - accounting
How to Draw a Mandala
Currently you can buy many books with various mandala templates. They are usually thematically oriented. The advice on how to choose the right mandala set is simple: Take the one you like the most!
How to draw a mandala - a comprehensive guide
1Find at least 2 hours in your schedule only for yourself. Find a warm and quiet place where you can feel safe, turn off your mobile phone, make yourself a tea, light up scented candles, turn on some meditation music, put your favourite dried fruit in a little bowl and put some soft cryons (one of the best are called "Omega") next to your mandala template. Or just simply sit anywhere you want and get started…
2Choose your mandala based on which one you catches you at first sight and which you really like. Even a blank paper with circle on (or with no circle at all) can be a template! Choose a technique you will follow - from the center to the edges, or from the edges to the center and follow this direction during the whole process. By doing so you will be able to calm down your mind, which otherwise constantly wanders from one thought to another.
3Before you start drawing sit down for a moment, close your eyes and be aware of your sitting or lying body. Ask yourself, "How am I feeling right now?" and "What do I need right now?" It is the best to identify your current state by a single word (it can be a noun, an adjective or a verb...) which you will remember and write it down. Then let the feeling pass through your hand into the creation of all the colors and shapes of your mandala. Choose your colors in the same way you chose your mandala. Do not think about whether they go together, whether you like them or not (you will get to that later on). Just pick one of them and start drawing. While you are using a crayon, focus on its head, follow its movement, listen to its sound and observe what is going on inside of you, what feelings are being triggered...
4Remember; this is not about the result but about the creation process! There is one rule for drawing mandalas: the harder you try, the worse it gets and the less satisfied you are going to be with your results.
5After you finish your mandala look at it as a whole. Maybe even step back a little and ask yourself, “How is the mandala affecting me?”, “Do I like it?”, “What is it telling me?” As well as in the beginning of the creation process, identify your feelings, note them down and compare them with what you felt before you started
6Finally, before putting your mandala away, close your eyes for a moment and evaluate the time you spent with your mandala – was it easy to “find” your mandala? What colors and shapes have you chosen? Did something distract you? What were your feelings during your work? Then, in order to finish the process, you may give your mandala a name. Name after everything you have experienced together. Note that name together with the date on the back side of the mandala – thus, creating a “mandala diary” you can go back to anytime for reviewing your feelings.
7Sometimes it is beneficial to observe the mandala for a few days, letting it affecting us and sometimes it is helpful to destroy it (tearing, burning…). Tibetan monks for instance, believe that mandala’s energy is truly released only after it is finished and destroyed. On the contrary, some mandalas serve as a two dimensional model for real mandalas which come into existence in our inner world while meditating and give us the opportunity to understand the order of the outside world.
Recommendations
It coul be inspiring to draw in an opposite direction than we are normally used to. What is it like to draw a mandala zig zag, without any rules (such as following a certain direction), to choose specific colors (eg. only the warm tones) or to use your crayons with your eyes closed...? No matter what approach you choose, be aware of your emotions and of what is happening.
If you need a healing picture, a supporting mandala, an item of harmonization or a tool for communication with other beings, put your intention (your decision about the purpose of the mandala) into the mandala instead of your feelings. Pronounce it briefly and positively!
The non-existing limits
Consider everything you will ever read about mandalas, including these “instructions”, to be just an inspiration, not a dogmatic rule! Because what is true for one or the other person does not necessarily apply to you. And who else is this all about if not you?
Look for your own path or direction and discover all the new possibilities which are beneficial for you. Nobody else has the power to help you except you yourself.
Chci jít cestou mandaly
Plastic template for creating mandalas
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Plastic mandala stencil is a tool for making your own beautiful mandalas template. You will receive a sketchbook and photo instructions also.
